Ghostly Pasts Returning

Chap. 3

"Phantom is an evil spirit that will not rest until he eliminates your family as revenge for being sealed away for so long." had been Terri's explanation as to why their family was in danger.

"Danny, it's nothing. I'm sure." Sam patted Danny on the back, but it had done little to put his mind at ease.

"Then 'nothing' brought Terri stumbling through my door, yelling about us being in danger." Danny shot back. Sam had nothing to comfort her friend this time.

"Danny, I've been researching that phantom Terri mentioned." Jazz called, running up. Danny nodded.

"What'd you find?"

"Well, nothing on Phantom himself, really. But I found this. Nathaniel Baxter, one of the best soothsayers, had been best friends with Jack Fenton, the other best soothsayer. Nathaniel was tempted by Phantom, gave in, and their friendship was put to an end. Phantom thought that the two would kill each other, but Jack came after him anyways." Jazz described enthusiastically. Danny nodded, a little confused.

"Run it by me again, slower, as we walk home, Jazz." He asked her. Jazz shook her head, and started to explain it more simply to Danny.

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"What a girl!" Phantom gasped, looking at Jazz. She was quite lovely, as far as human teenagers went. "Correction, what a pair of girls!" He whistled, noticing Sam. He turned his attention to Danny.

A mental image of a boy was called into Phantom's mind. A boy with black hair, and a pair of bright blue eyes, and who wore a dirty white tunic, and a pair of blue pants. Phantom's eyes narrowed.

"It can't be Daniel." He muttered. "That brat….he's always been in the way." He paused. "I'll have to deal with him."

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Terri was sitting calmly in a chair, a leather bound book in his lap, when the two children came home.

"You didn't find anything." He stated, as if he were a mind reader. Jazz bit her lip, and nodded. Terri nodded acceptingly, and held up the book for them to see.

Creatures of Myth

Danny frowned; the book didn't look much. It was leather bound, indeed, but looked several thousand years old. How would it help them?

"Give it a chance." Terri begged. Danny sighed; no one could gaze into Terri's honest eyes, and turn him down. Well, perhaps Phantom could, but that was a completely different story. He reluctantly nodded.

"Of course."

"Phantom." Terri ordered the book, and the pages started flipping on their own.